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Dell P513w All In One Photo Printer User Manual

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M

OVE

THE

COMPUTER

AND

/

OR

PRINTER

CLOSER

TO

THE

WIRELESS

ACCESS

POINT

(

WIRELESS

ROUTER

)

The possible distance between devices in 802.11b or 802.11g networks is 300 feet, while the wireless network
range potentially doubles in 802.11n networks. The range of your wireless network depends on many factors,
including the abilities of your router and network adapters. If you are having trouble printing, try placing the
computer and printer no more than 100 feet apart.

You can find the strength of the network signal on the printer network setup page.

C

HECK

MAC

ADDRESS

If your network uses MAC address filtering, make sure that you include the MAC address of the printer in the MAC
address filter list. This will allow the printer to operate on the network.

Wi-Fi indicator light is blinking orange during installation

When the Wi-Fi indicator light is blinking orange, it indicates that the printer has been set up for wireless networking
but cannot connect to the network for which it has been configured. The printer may be unable to join the network
because of interference, its distance from the wireless access point (wireless router), or until its settings are changed.

Try one or more of the following:

M

AKE

SURE

THE

ACCESS

POINT

IS

ON

Check the access point, and if necessary, turn it on.

M

OVE

YOUR

ACCESS

POINT

TO

MINIMIZE

INTERFERENCE

There may be temporary interference from other devices such as microwave ovens or other appliances, cordless
phones, baby monitors, and security system cameras. Make sure your access point is not positioned too closely to
these devices.

M

OVE

THE

COMPUTER

AND

/

OR

PRINTER

CLOSER

TO

THE

ACCESS

POINT

The possible distance between devices in 802.11b or 802.11g networks is 300 feet, while the wireless network
range potentially doubles in 802.11n networks. The range of your wireless network depends on many factors,
including the abilities of your access point and wireless network adapters. If you are having trouble printing, then
try placing the computer and printer no more than 100 feet apart.

You can find the signal strength of the network on the network setup page.

C

HECK

YOUR

WEP

KEY

OR

WPA

PASSPHRASE

If your access point is using WEP security, then the WEP key should be:

Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters. Hexadecimal characters are A–F, a–f, and 0–9.

or

Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters. ASCII characters are letters, numbers, and symbols found on a keyboard.

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